The Loves of Casanova (1927)
"Casanova" (original title)

Director:

Alexandre Volkoff

Writers:

Norbert Falk, Ivan Mozzhukhin,

Stars:

Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti, Diana Karenne

Cast

Credited cast:
Ivan Mozzhukhin	...	Casanova (as Ivan Mosjoukine)
Suzanne Bianchetti	...	Catherine II
Diana Karenne	...	Maria, Duchess de Lardi
Jenny Jugo	...	Thérèse
Rina De Liguoro	...	Corticelli
Nina Koshetz	...	Countess Vorontzoff
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raymond Bouamerane	...	Djimmy (as Bouamerane)
Olga Day	...	Lady Stanhope
Albert Decoeur	...	Duc de Bayreuth
Dimitri Dimitriev	...	Lord Stanhope (as Dimitrieff)
Paul Franceschi
Paul Guidé	...	Gregori Orloff
Rudolf Klein-Rogge	...	Le Tsar Peter III
Nathalie Lissenko
Michel Simon	...	Sbire

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

16 February 1929 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casanova, o Galante Aventureiro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ciné-Alliance, Deulig Europa-Produktion, Société des Cinéromans

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White (hand-colored)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)

User Reviews

rare silent adventure, beautifully restored

The legendary libertine comes to life in this mammoth, late silent French production, resurrected by the Cinemathéque François and restored to its original brilliance, complete with hand tinted costumes and fireworks in the climactic festival scenes. The panoramic location photography and lavish re-creation of decadent 18th century Venice make the film a visually spectacular, picaresque epic, following the title character through various chases, rescues, romantic liaisons, and hairbreadth escapes, spanning the continent from Italy to Russia and back again. With his athletic build and hypnotic gaze (the better to make women swoon) the celebrated lover is made to resemble, at least physically, an odd cross between Buster Keaton and Bela Lugosi's Dracula, but by the end of the film he is transformed from an indulgent ne'er-do-well into a charming and, at times, heroic scoundrel. Variations of the same story have been told many times since, but never with such energy or style.